Portsmouth have expressed surprise following claims that Sulaiman al Fahim
intends to quit the club and pass on his shareholding to the supporters'
trust.

Al Fahim, who owns 10 per cent of shares in Portsmouth, is reportedly set to resign from his role as non-executive chairman at Fratton Park and hand over his holding to the fans' group.

Portsmouth director of communications Gary Double said: "This is news to the club. We have not been informed of Sulaiman's intention to resign from the board.

"Last week he was reported to be interested in buying the club again. It is something of a surprise."

The Dubai businessman is one of four people to have owned the ailing Premier League club this season, having taken over from Alexandre Gaydamak last summer before selling a majority stake to Ali Al Faraj.

Despite relinquishing ownership to Al Faraj, he retained a minor interest in the club and was also given the non-executive chairman role.